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Vodochody
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vodochody |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Vodochody.jpg |
| image_caption | Centre of Vodochody |
| image_flag | Flag of Vodochody.jpeg |
| image_shield | Vodochody CoA CZ.jpg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Bohemian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Prague-East |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1000 |
| area_total_km2 | 4.96 |
| elevation_m | 240 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 836 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 250 69 |
| website |
Vodochody is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Vodochody consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Vodochody (382)
- Hoštice (407)
Etymology
The name is derived from the words voda ('water') and chodit ('walk'). The name referred to "village of people who walk on water", which probably meant "village of fishermen".
Geography
Vodochody is located about 10 km north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau.
History
The first written mention of Vodochody is from 1000.
Demographics
|1869|452 |1880|502 |1890|559 |1900|630 |1910|626 |1921|609 |1930|685 |1950|533 |1961|554 |1970|510 |1980|457 |1991|428 |2001|449 |2011|563 |2021|789
Transport
There is a small airport in the municipal territory, Vodochody Airport. It serves to the aircraft construction company Aero Vodochody, which is located in neighbouring Odolena Voda.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vodochody". National Heritage Institute.
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